Finlands Self Rule Seen As Key In Russian Crisis
London dispatch reports that Finland may gain home rule as the new Russian government seeks stability. A Finnish Diet is expected to convene soon to list a government trusted by the people, amid hopes for a softer path between factions and a temporary government arrangement. Maxim Gorky heads a new committee to safeguard palaces and artistic property while factories resume work.
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Tonissia
Petrograd
Reuter
Presa
Arta and Letters
Lelr Graphing
Fetteral
London Evening Star
Finland
Tammerfors
Corres Nient
Fom Soverper
Prigre
Petro- 4Rigner
Imir
Obituaries and Death Notices From March 1917
A noisy death notices page lists several individuals with brief memorials. John R Carmody and John Randolph are noted among sailors, with interment details, and multiple others including Colby M Crister and Otto Frederick Keen are registered in Washington and Philadelphia areas. The notices reference military service, religious rites, and cemetery arrangements.
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Oapanen
John Rasdolph
Moon
Navy
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Yelack
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Mos
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Sogina
Gannon
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Low Neftin Reeves
Raigy Maren
Philadelphia
Florladelphia
Corps
Ftina
Phinelt
Ura
Nue Nethwest
Milary
Rogay Montay
Promatt
Baltimore
Jesus
Peter Grogan
Jinny
Mareh
Aral
Soe
Arlington
Moniar
RSD
Georgia
Aeve Otto Frederick Keen Tal
Revolutions Reorder Russia Faced By Finland and Petrograd
Reuters reports moves to appoint Baron Roser as Finland governor general and to resume factory work in Petrograd with full wages. Reforms streamline police and railway control, remove privileges for minorities, and set price controls. The Grand Duke Michael abdicated amid factional divides as officials reorganize food supplies and governance across Russia.
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Reuters
Baron Roser
Washington
Finland
Karensky
Tobolak
Siberia
Huyer
Petrograd
Council of Workingmens
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Moscow
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Frida
Germans Lose 60 471 Soldiers in February Reported
London dispatch cites official lists showing German February casualties at 60 471, including killed, wounded, prisoners and missing, raising total war losses to 4 148 143 since the war began. January losses were 77 534, with total to date 4 087 692.
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London
British officer losses in February total 1285
Casualty lists show 417 officers killed 831 wounded and 37 missing in February. Since the war began 56,365 officers have been lost, including 16,879 killed or died of wounds and 3,465 missing. London March 19 report notes government stance if Germans use British prisoners near the firing line.
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London
Associated Press
War Office
House of Commons
Russia and Allies Alignments Amid Revolution
Paris reports Premier Briand responds to M Milukoff on Nicholas abdication and Grand Duke Michael. He pledges continued alliance unity and liberty with justice, urging close cooperation among powers. London notes Lloyd George congratulates the Duma, praising minimal bloodshed and readiness to intensify war effort. Petrograd releases a manifesto promising civil liberty universal suffrage and a forthcoming constituent assembly.
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Paris
Briand
Petrograd
M. Milukoff
Nicholas
Michael Alexandroviteh
Hussia
London
Lloyd George
House of Commone
German Socialists Risk Freedom and Hollweg Fears Trouble
Amsterdam reports Vorwaerts questions whether world will call Germany free while Russia moves toward liberty. It cites Bethmann Hollweg’s Prussian diet remarks on internal reform and equal political rights as essential to sustained wartime unity and future governance, warning that denying franchise could trigger serious internal strife.
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Hollweg
Amsterdam
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Russia
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Sayville
von Bethmann-Hollwes
Prussia
Germans Devastate Part of France They Are Compelled to Evacuate
A French front advance pushed Germans from a 60 kilometer front as France recaptured territory and German rear guards fled. American relief kept civilians alive, with villagers describing requisitioned food, mass evacuations, and widespread destruction from incendiaries and shelling as the retreat intensified and local officials reported heavy losses and depopulation.
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France
Associated Press
Paris
Lassigny
Malmatra
Candor
Lagny
Cierman
Somme
No Americans Injured in The Revolution in Russia
Ambassador Francis cabled that no Americans were injured during the disturbances in Petrograd and that the embassy and staff remained undisturbed. Messages from the day briefed on epoch making events and a Russian foreign minister’s note announcing the government change. The embassy will stay in its current status for now, with new credentials required for the head of mission in due course.
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Francis
Petrograd
State Department
Lansing
Milukof
Gas Shells Kill Civilians in Monastir
A Serbian official statement reports a heavy bombardment of Monastir using gas shells. The attack on Friday night caused numerous civilian casualties including women and children and left many civilians without use.
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Salonik
Monastir
Tssued
England Daily Expenditure Soars To 30 Million In War Year
London reports in parliament that British government spending from April 1, 1916, to March 31, 1917, averaged 30 million dollars daily. The nominal debt is about 15.5 billion, with allied and dominion obligations totaling 482 million. Between February 11 and March 31 daily outlays rose to 34.8 million, lifting yearly spend to about 30 billion.
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London
House of Commona
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
Great
Duchess of Connaught's ashes interred at Windsor crypt
The ashes of the Duchess of Connaught were cremated and interred today in the crypt of the Albert Memorial Chapel at Windsor in the presence of royal family members. Simultaneous memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey.
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London
Duchess of Connaught
Albert Memorial Chapel
Windsor
Westminster Abbey
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